Keepers Cottage (250 Metres to South South West of Dower House) is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1984. House. 3 related planning applications.

Keepers Cottage (250 Metres to South South West of Dower House)

WRENN ID
distant-spire-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 January 1984
Type
House
Address
Keepers Cottage (250 Metres to South South West of Dower House), SG9 9LX
OS grid reference
TL 371 254
Coordinates
51.91042, -0.008
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Keepers Cottage, located 250 meters to the south-southwest of Dower House, is a house that dates from the early 19th century or possibly earlier, with renovations made in 1913, as indicated by a heraldic date panel above the door. The building is roughcast, likely built on a timber frame, with the upper part featuring red tile hanging and decorative panels of scalloped tiles. The roofs are banded with scallop tiles.

This T-plan house has two storeys and faces south, with a central rear wing. It features very tall octagonal shafts for its red brick chimneys, with two chimneys on each end and three on the rear wing. The symmetrical south front has two windows on each floor and a central door, complemented by small gables over the upper windows. The windows are three-light flush casements with Gothick cast iron casements. The central panelled door has two bullion lights and a heavy doorcase with carved trusses supporting a small flat hood. Overall, it presents as a picturesque estate house.

Local climate

Keepers Cottage (250 Metres to South South West of Dower House) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 2003
  • Related listed building consents — 3 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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